Rosario Central

For the former train station, see Rosario Central Station.

Rosario Central
Full nameClub Atlético Rosario Central
Nickname(s)Canalla (Rabble)
Founded24 December 1889; 134 years ago (1889-12-24)
GroundEstadio Gigante de Arroyito
Capacity46,955 [1]
PresidentGonzalo Belloso
ManagerMatías Lequi
LeaguePrimera División
20238th of 28
Websiterosariocentral.com
Current season

Club Atlético Rosario Central (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈsaɾjo senˈtɾal]), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the British-owned Central Argentine Railway company. One of the oldest Argentine and Latin American teams, it is considered a pioneer in its hometown and the only one of current Santa Fe province teams to have won an international title organised by CONMEBOL, the Copa Conmebol, won by the club in 1995.[2][3][4][5][6]

Originally a member of the Rosario's Football Association, the club affiliated itself to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) in 1939. Since then, Rosario Central has won the Argentine Primera Division five times, with the last domestic title being the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional. In addition, Rosario Central won six National cups, with the 2018 Copa Argentina being its most recent achievement.[7] Also, Rosario Central won the Copa CONMEBOL (the precursor of the current Copa Sudamericana)[8][4][5][9][10][11][6] in 1995. In 2012, the club was considered by FIFA as one of the 11 most classical clubs in Argentine football.[12][13]

Rosario Central has a strong rivalry with Newell's Old Boys. The matches played between them are named "El Clasico Rosarino", The rivalry is among the most heated in Argentina. Nowadays Rosario Central has the biggest difference in history between both teams, due to, having 19 winnings more than his eternal rival.[14] That dissimilarity in favor of Rosario Central is kept across 70 years ago. An extraordinary circumstance in the history of the Argentinian league, known as "The oldest paternity ever".

Rosario Central's home stadium is Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre, known simply as "El Gigante de Arroyito" (The Giant of Arroyito) is one of the stadiums where Argentina played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

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  13. ^ [2] Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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